Alex Bregman aims to repeat as All-Star Game MVP after being elected a starter

July 02, 2019

(JTA) — Alex Bregman will have the chance to make it two in a row as Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game MVP.

The Houston Astros’ Jewish slugger was elected the starting third baseman last week to start the July 9...

Teenager Jack Hughes is first Jewish player to be No. 1 overall pick in National Hockey League draft

June 25, 2019

(JTA) — Jack Hughes, even at 18, is no stranger to making history. And now he’s done it again, becoming the first Jewish player to be drafted No. 1 overall by the National Hockey League.

The New Jersey Devils picked...

Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram takes 2 gold medals at 2019 European Games

June 24, 2019

(JTA) — Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram won two gold medals at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.

She won gold medals in the Ball event and Clubs event, both held on Sunday.

She also won a silver medal...

Ryan Braun breaks Hank Greenberg’s record for most home runs by a Jewish player

June 11, 2019

(JTA) — Ryan Braun now holds the record for most home runs by a Jewish baseball player.

The 35-year-old outfielder passed Hank Greenberg on Friday when he hit his 332nd career homer in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Braun,...

Bruce Pearl coaches Auburn to its first NCAA men’s basketball Final Four

April 01, 2019

By MARC BRODSKY

(JTA) — Bruce Pearl has won plenty of accolades and championships in a basketball coaching career spanning nearly three decades, including guiding the U.S. men’s team to the 2009 Maccabiah Games title. Now, however, he’s on the...

Alex Bregman is baseball’s newest Jewish star

March 25, 2019

By HILLEL KUTTLER

WEST PALM BEACH, FL. (JTA) – Sitting on a couch near his locker at the Houston Astros’ spring training facility here in mid-March, Alex Bregman is reflecting about an encounter his father had at the World Series...

Omri Casspi, first Israeli in the NBA, waived by Memphis Grizzlies

February 10, 2019

(JTA) — Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.

Casspi, 30, who signed a one-year contract with the Grizzlies during the off season and played in 36 games this...

Julian Edelman shaves beard during taping of ‘The Ellen Show’

February 10, 2019

(JTA) — New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman arrived on set to tape a segment of “The Ellen Show” sporting his big, bushy beard and left mostly clean-shaven. Ellen Degeneres, you see, made him an offer he could not...

Julian Edelman is Super Bowl MVP

February 03, 2019

(JTA) — Wide receiver Julian Edelman was named Most Valuable Player as the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.

The Patriots Jewish owner, Robert Kraft, also earned a kiss on the lips...

Patriots owner Robert Kraft visits Tree of Life synagogue before game

December 17, 2018

By MARCY OSTER

(JTA) — New England Partriots owner Robert Kraft travelled to Pittsburgh ahead of his team’s game against the Steelers to visit the Tree of Life  synagogue building and attend Shabbat services.

On Saturday morning Kraft visited the...